GDC Festival of Gaming 2027: 70 exhibitors & sponsors
GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 has 70 exhibitors and sponsors listed so far, heading to San Francisco, United States from 10 countries. Gaming & Esports is the biggest block on the floor at 29% of the companies we matched, ahead of ai / ml and hardware, semiconductors & iot. 30 of them were also at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026; 300 from that list aren’t on this one yet.
- 70
- exhibitors & sponsors listed so far as of 5 Nov 2026
- 10
- headquarters countries most from United States
- 9.1%
- of GDC Festival of Gaming 2026's exhibitors are back 30 companies
- 20,000
- expected visitors organiser’s figure
The show floor, by sector
Each square is a company we matched to a profile, grouped by its main sector. Gaming & Esports makes up 29% of GDC Festival of Gaming 2027; the gray block is the other 16 sectors combined.
- Gaming & Esports 12 · 29%
- AI / ML 3 · 7.3%
- Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT 2 · 4.9%
- Aerospace & Defense 2 · 4.9%
- HR, Staffing & Recruiting 2 · 4.9%
- Cybersecurity 2 · 4.9%
- Everything else 18 · 44%
Each square is one company.
Who exhibits at GDC Festival of Gaming
Company size and headquarters for the 45 exhibitors we matched. An enterprise-heavy floor: 34% have more than 1,000 employees.
30 came back from 2026
Comparing GDC Festival of Gaming 2027’s list with GDC Festival of Gaming 2026. For organisers, the companies that haven’t re-booked yet are the warmest list there is — they already know the show.
FrimaGaming & Esports · 51–200 staff · Canada
StashGaming & Esports · 11–50 staff · United States
OptiTrack, The Motion Capture Technology CompanyHardware, Semiconductors & IoT · 51–200 staff · United States
Data Theorem, Inc.Cybersecurity · 201–500 staff · United States
Cubic GamesGaming & Esports · 51–200 staff · Cyprus
Brazil GamesGaming & Esports · 11–50 staff · Brazil
Dragon Scale StudiosGaming & Esports · 2–10 staff · United Kingdom
Vault Productions Private LimitedGaming & Esports · 11–50 staff · India
NVIDIAHardware, Semiconductors & IoT · 10,001+ staff · United States
UnityGaming & Esports · 5,001–10,000 staff · United States
VastAerospace & Defense · 501–1,000 staff · United States
Lightning AIAI / ML · 51–200 staff · United States
TailscaleCybersecurity · 201–500 staff · Canada
falAI / ML · 51–200 staff · United States
Nazara Technologies LimitedGaming & Esports · 51–200 staff · India
Atropos GroupAerospace & Defense · 11–50 staff · United States
GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 exhibitor list
The first 25 of 70: sponsors and exhibitors from the show’s core sectors first. The full list adds every company, its website, and the people to contact.
| Company | Industry | Size | HQ | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arm arm.com | Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT | 5,001–10,000 | United Kingdom | — |
Tencent tencent.com | Gaming & Esports | 10,001+ | China | — |
NVIDIA nvidia.com | Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT | 10,001+ | United States | — |
Unity unity.com | Gaming & Esports | 5,001–10,000 | United States | — |
Vast vastspace.com | Aerospace & Defense | 501–1,000 | United States | — |
Lightning AI lightning.ai | AI / ML | 51–200 | United States | — |
Sumo Digital Ltd sumo-digital.com | Gaming & Esports | 501–1,000 | United Kingdom | — |
Xsolla xsolla.com | Gaming & Esports | 1,001–5,000 | United States | — |
Tailscale tailscale.com | Cybersecurity | 201–500 | Canada | — |
fal fal.ai | AI / ML | 51–200 | United States | — |
International Game Developers Association (IGDA®) igda.org | Gaming & Esports | 2–10 | United States | — |
Skillz skillz.com | Gaming & Esports | 51–200 | United States | — |
Nazara Technologies Limited nazara.com | Gaming & Esports | 51–200 | India | — |
The Global Game Jam globalgamejam.org | Gaming & Esports | 2–10 | United States | — |
FusionAuth fusionauth.io | Cybersecurity | 51–200 | United States | — |
Original Force, Ltd. en.of3d.com | Gaming & Esports | 1,001–5,000 | China | — |
Winking Studios winkingworks.com | Gaming & Esports | 1,001–5,000 | Singapore | — |
Cartwheel cartwheel.io | HR, Staffing & Recruiting | 11–50 | United States | — |
Atropos Group atroposgroup.com | Aerospace & Defense | 11–50 | United States | — |
iam8bit iam8bit.com | Gaming & Esports | 11–50 | United States | — |
Hyper3D by Deemos hyper3d.ai | Gaming & Esports | 51–200 | United States | — |
Wonders.ai wonders.ai | HR, Staffing & Recruiting | 11–50 | United States | — |
Informa Markets informamarkets.com | Events & Experiences | 5,001–10,000 | United Kingdom | Sponsor |
Solution Providers loansolutionprovider.com | Financial Services | 2–10 | United States | Sponsor |
Amazon | Ecommerce & Online Retail | 10,001+ | United States | — |
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GDC Festival of Gaming 2027: quick answers
How many companies exhibit at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027?
70 companies are listed as exhibitors or sponsors at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 so far, as of 5 Nov 2026. Of those, 7 are listed as sponsors; the rest come from combined exhibitor and sponsor lists. We matched 45 of them to a company profile with industry, size and headquarters.
What industries exhibit at GDC Festival of Gaming 2027?
Among the 41 exhibitors we matched, the largest groups are Gaming & Esports (29%), AI / ML (7.3%), Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT (4.9%). In total they span 22 sectors.
Where are GDC Festival of Gaming exhibitors from?
Exhibitors we matched are headquartered in 10 countries. The most represented are United States (28), United Kingdom (3), India (2).
How many GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 exhibitors returned for 2027?
30 companies from GDC Festival of Gaming 2026's list of 330 are on the GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 list so far (9.1%). 40 companies are new this year, and 300 are not listed yet.
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